Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[SheffieldVillain]

I presume that, if we sign Traore, we are not in for Rashica too?

In for both.

And still in for Brewster I've read in a couple of places, presumably as a back-up for Watkins with Eduoard now not on the cards.

When Liverpool loan players out, they tend to insist on a clause that guarantees them starting x number of games. We wouldn't agree to that so would it be a permanent move?

Permanent according to the papers but possibly with a buy-back clause. Us, Sheff Utd and someone else who I can't remember allegedly interested. Liverpool want money to buy Sarr from Watford.

[OCD]

Buy back clauses are becoming popular. I guess, like with Luiz, if it gets you the player you have to take it on the chin, hope it doesn't get activated and possibly look to buy it out eventually. With Luiz, the common view was that if it was activated, he will have played well and we would have turned a profit anyway.

[Toronto Villa]

For those who Saint-Maximin I think Traore will be much the same. Great pace, tricks, will look amazing at times and will piss us off at times.

[N'ZMAV]

bit like Trez and El-Ghazi then?

[Risso]

Great pace, tricks, will look amazing at times and will piss us off at times.

bit like Trez and El-Ghazi then?

Don't recall much in the way of pace, tricks or looking amazing from El Ghazi to be honest, think he just skipped straight to the "piss us off" bit.

[Dave]

bit like Trez and El-Ghazi then?

Well, minus the pace and tricks.

[N'ZMAV]

In this respect I mean.... "will look amazing at times and will piss us off at times."

[Footy-Vill]

Our man Gregg Evans:
"Villa have agreed a deal with Lyon to sign winger Bertrand Traore. Understood to be £19m.

Medical expected this week + work permit needs to be finalised.

Also waiting for an announcement that Emi Martinez is a Villa player.

Rashica talks ongoing."

[Ads]

I see Swift and Cantwell playing for their respective clubs down in championship.
Let's take them both for our midfield and give them each Jota and Lansbury . Throw in Nyland and a  Davis loan.

I see Grealish playing for Villa. Let's give them Lingard, a half chewed fruit pastel and this McDonald's Happy Meal toy. They'll be grateful. - Some Man United twat.

[chrisw1]

It's always a worry when fans are glad to see a player go.  I hope we know what we're getting with Traore

[PaulWinch again]

I think that’s one of those things. Sometimes it’s that they’re really happy, sometimes it’s justifying why it’s good for their club. I feel like he has talent.

[Sexual Ealing]

It's always a worry when fans are glad to see a player go.  I hope we know what we're getting with Traore

I broadly agree, but Westwood was Burnley's player of the season last year (or maybe the year before). Also there were plenty who were glad to be rid of Adama. As well as some of the Sherwood French lads.

[rougegorge]

According to French websites, we bid €17m for Traore, but they turned it down so we came back with €20m.

He had 2 good seasons at Lyon, but started to lose favour last season.

At least we got past the letter B in the football handbook...although then again he would be our first international from Burkina Faso.
🙂

[Chris_Jephcott]

There was a rumour that Rashica was set for a medical tomorrow, but with talks ongoing, I suspect that is all it was.

After a few weeks of inactivity, this feels like it’s going to be an exciting week.

[Lastfootstamper]

It's always a worry when fans are glad to see a player go.  I hope we know what we're getting with Traore

I broadly agree, but Westwood was Burnley's player of the season last year (or maybe the year before). Also there were plenty who were glad to be rid of Adama. As well as some of the Sherwood French lads.

I'll stick my hands up to that one. I thought we'd proper stitched 'boro up with that swap of the homophones.